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Alzheimer Societies - South East Ontario

Web: www.alzking.com/

The Alzheimer Societies in South East Ontario provide support to people living with Alzheimer Disease (or related dementia) and their families and friends. Services include a lending library of books and tapes, a wandering person registry (Safely Home), a toll free line, one-on-one or group support, caregiving education and more.

South East Community Care Access Centre

Phone: (613) 966-3530
Toll Free: 1-800-668-0901
Web: www.ccac-ont.ca/Content.aspx?EnterpriseID=10&LanguageID=1&MenuID=1

The South East Community Care Access Centre is the local point of access to community-based health care services. The Centre is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. It was created to coordinate a variety of health services to assist in maintaining an individual’s health, independence and quality of life.

Hospice Quinte

Web: quinte.cioc.ca/record/VIQ0369
Phone: 613-966-6610

Provinding palliative care to terminally ill persons and support to their caregivers in the Quinte region. Services are offered in the patient’s home, hospital, or nursing home room. Trained, compassionate volunteers provide this care at no cost to patients and their families.  Bereavement support groups are also available to family and friends of the patient.  Hospice Quinte also has a small supply of medical equipment for loan at no cost.  There is also a resource lending library consisting of books and audio & video tapes available to the general public.

Telehealth Ontario

Toll Free: 1-866-797-0000
TTY: 1-866-797-0007
Web: www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/telehealth/telehealth_mn.html

Telehealth Ontario is a free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse. You don’t need to provide your health insurance number and all information is confidential.

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Phone: (416) 314-5518 or 1-800-268-1154
TTY: 1-800-387-5559
Web: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/

Go to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to find out the variety of health care options, programs and services available to Ontario Residents.

Alzheimer Society of Ontario

Phone: (416) 967-5900
Web: www.alzheimerontario.org
 
The Alzheimer Society offers a variety of support programs for individuals with Alzheimer’s or related Dementia and their families. They provide educational workshops, a safely home registration program, toll-free 24 hour information and referral line, a library of resources and much more.

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